No Bluetooth 4.0 in S3

Overall, I'm a fan of the S3. I've had mine for about 6 months now. It has its pros and cons, but one thing has really pissed me off. No bluetooth 4.0 (low energy, aka "BLE"). The chipset can do it, sure. In fact, I've heard it has the same Broadcom chipset as the iPhone 4S. The problem is, the software isn't there. It won't even discover Bluetooth 4 devices.

Samsung is aware of the problem and has described it as a "bug", despite the fact that it was obviously a complete oversight. The S3 marketing and packaging material claims with no disclaimers that the phone supports Bluetooth 4. Many developers have confirmed that there is no bug - there is no driver or API for the latest version of the protocol on the phone, even in the more recent Jelly Bean update.